Current interest in host-parasite interactions is spread across many disciplines-immunology, evolution, ecology, endocrinology, sexual selection, behaviour, and organismal parasitology. Host-parasite evolution is a comprehensive review that bridges the gap between evolutionary biologists and parasitologists.
Some chapters deal with conceptual issues, such as demography or sexual selection; others present nuts-and-bolts information about parasites themselves and methods used to study them.
Because birds have figured prominently in much evolutionary work on host-parasite interactions, the emphasis is on avian systems, but other systems are included where relevant.
It will be an invaluable reference for students and researchers from a wide range of disciplines interested in understanding host-parasite interactions.
Edited by:
Clayton,
Moore
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 240mm,
Width: 168mm,
Spine: 27mm
Weight: 793g
ISBN: 9780198548928
ISBN 10: 0198548923
Pages: 486
Publication Date: 01 January 1997
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
,
Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Chapter 1 - Introduction Part I: General Principles Chapter 2 - Parasite-mediated natural selection Chapter 3 - Immune defence: genetic control Chapter 4 - Behavioural defence Chapter 5 - Parasite-mediated sexual selection: endocrine aspects Chapter 6 - Parasitism and the evolution of host life history Chapter 7 - Host-parasite processes and demographic consequences Chapter 8 - The role of parasites in bird conservation Chapter 9 - Community ecology of parasites and free-living animals Chapter 10 - Comparative studies of host parasite communities Chapter 11 - Host-parasite cospeciation: history, principles and prospects Chapter 12 - Host-parasite cospeciation, host switching and missing the boat Part II: Avian Models Chapter 13 - Birds as habitat for parasites Chapter 14 - Viruses, bacteria and fungi of birds r s1hapter 15 - Protozoa, helminths and arthropods of birds Chapter 16 - Avian brood parasites Chapter 17 - Conclusion: Evolution of host-parasite interactions
Reviews for Host-parasite Evolution: General Principles and Avian Models
`impressive synthesis of recent advances ... This volume also serves as a guide to carrying out studies on host-parasite interactions. Some essential techniques are clearly explained. This excellent work will stimulate researchers in the fields of evolutionary biology, parasitology, community and population biology and conservation biology.' A.K. Lindholm, 1997 British Ecological Society Journal of Animal Ecology 66
